venepuncture and peripheral cannulation.Not only is this safe, it is more efficient. As a rough guide, if a procedure is likely to take 20 minutes or less, be technically simple due to involving few and relatively small Key-Parts and Key-Sites, then Standard-ANTT is used. The practitioner considers their level of competency and the technical difficulty of maintaining asepsis of Key-Parts and Key-Sites. It relies more heavily on a non touch technique and therefore may use non-sterile gloves. Standard-ANTT generally uses a smaller aseptic field that is managed differently to Surgical-ANTT. However, Surgical-ANTT is also used in other clinical settings for complicated invasive procedures (such as central line insertion). and uses an extensive and Critically Managed Aseptic Field. laminar air flow, surgical hand scrub, full protective gowning, gloving, etc. Surgical-ANTT is typically used in operating theatres, e.g. This chapter reviews the principles of aseptic practice, particularly with regard to the ANTT (Aseptic Non Touch Technique) framework ( Rowley et al 2010).Ī clear differentiation is made between Standard-ANTT and Surgical-ANTT. This chapter should be read in conjunction with several others including hand hygiene, obtaining swabs, intravenous medicines, epidural analgesia, wound care, etc. It is the principles of asepsis that midwives need to understand in order to then apply them across a range of care situations. appropriate prescribing, laboratory and mortuary services, food provision, etc. Preventing sepsis is a multi-faceted issue, the epic3 guidelines ( Loveday et al 2014) place significance on hospital environmental hygiene, hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, and the safe use and disposal of sharps, while the Department of Health (2010) also place it within the context of the whole of health care provision, e.g. The risk of litigation is also real ( Pratt 2014). Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are costly in monetary and human terms and are often preventable. summarize the role and responsibilities of the midwife.Īsepsis – the absence of sepsis or infection – is a critical component of care.
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